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Guitar Chord Voicings: Playing Up The Neck

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Course Summary

This course teaches you how to play guitar chords through a practical approach. You will learn how to play common chords and how to apply them to your favorite songs.

Key Learning Points

Learn how to play guitar chords through a practical approach
Understand common chords and how to apply them to songs
Develop your skills through practice exercises

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

Professional Guitarist
- USA: $55,000
- India: ₹5,00,000
- Spain: €35,000
Music Teacher
- USA: $40,000
- India: ₹2,00,000
- Spain: €25,000
Songwriter
- USA: $50,000
- India: ₹4,00,000
- Spain: €30,000

Learning Outcomes

Master basic guitar chords and how to apply them to songs
Develop your skills through practice exercises
Understand music theory and apply it to your guitar playing

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Access to a guitar
Basic knowledge of music theory (not required but helpful)

Course Difficulty Level

Beginner

Course Format

Self-paced
Video lectures
Practice exercises

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Description

Whether you’re just picking up the guitar for the first time or you’ve been playing the guitar for years and want to take your playing to the next level, Guitar Chords 101 will help you develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of chords. Guitar Chords 101 presents Berklee’s approach to constructing chords, a method that focuses less on the shape of an individual chord, and more on the notes that the chord is based around. You will learn to construct and play triads, basic 7th chords, inversions, and different chord voicings—the basic foundations guitarists use to write or perform in any number of different styles.

You will gain more freedom and a greater feel for your instrument by learning how to visualize chord structures anywhere on the neck of the guitar. By the end of the course you will be able to add more dynamics and expression to your playing and gain an extensive chord vocabulary, which will prove invaluable in pursuing any style of music. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Look at a lead sheet and play chord voicings - Construct triads, 7th chords, and inversions - Play and know the voicings of various chord qualities such as a major triad, minor triad, dominant 7, and gospel chords - Play triads over bass notes

Knowledge

Look at a lead sheet and play chord voicings
Construct triads, 7th chords, and inversions
Play and know the voicings of various chord qualities such as a major triad, minor triad, dominant 7, and gospel chords
Play triads over bass notes

Outline

Welcome to Guitar Chord Voicings: Playing Up The Neck!
Welcome!
A Note From Your Teaching Assistant: Doug Guignet
Connect with Your Classmates
Course Resources
Earn A Course Certificate
Submitting Your Projects
Join the Discussion!
What Are Your Goals?

Triad Inversions
Lesson 1 Overview
Technique Tips
Triad Inversions Up the Fretboard
Minor Triad Inversions Up the Fretboard Part 1
Minor Triad Inversions Up the Fretboard Part 2
Triad Inversions Across the Fretboard
Major Triad Inversions Up the Fretboard
Triad Inversions Across the Freboard
Join Your Study Group
Submitting Your Projects
Triad Inversions
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Major/Minor Triad Inversions

Barre and Power Chords
Lesson 2 Overview
Power Chords: Big Sound, Two Tones
Grooving with a Backing Track
Power Chords: Big Sound, Two Tones
Barre Chords: Big Sound, Three or Four Tones
Minor Barre Chords
Join Your Study Group
Barre Chords
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Power Chords

Seventh Chords: Drop-2
Lesson 3 Overview
Drop-2 Voicings: Four Adjacent Strings
Drop 2 Chord Qualities
Drop-2 and the Second Inversion
One Thing in All Keys
Dominant 7 Drop-2 Voicing Exercises
Join Your Study Group
Chord Formula Quiz
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Practice Drop-2 Voicing

Chord Substitutions, Diatonic Chords, and Gospel Chords
Lesson 4 Overview
Technique Tips
IIImin7 over Imaj7 in All Keys
Gospel Chords
Chord Substitutions
Substitute Chords for Major 7 Chords
Replacing One Chord with Another: Dominant Chords and "Sub-Five"
Sub-Five Dominant Chord Substitutions
Join Your Study Group
Chord Substitutions, Diatonic Chords, Gospel Triads

Summary of User Reviews

The guitar chords course on Coursera received positive reviews from users. Many found the course to be comprehensive and helpful for beginners. Overall, the course was described as a great resource for learning guitar chords.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Comprehensive and helpful for beginners

Pros from User Reviews

Easy to follow lessons
Detailed explanations of chords
Variety of exercises to practice
Free access to course materials

Cons from User Reviews

Limited interaction with instructor
Some users found the course too basic
No feedback on progress

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